Product ID:MAGNESIUM PERCHLORATE
MSDS Date:12/19/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00-270-3262
MSDS Number: BPHZR

Emergency Phone: 201-796-7100 OR 800-424-9300

Info Phone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

Telephone: 201-796-7100

Cage: 1B464

MAGNESIUM PERCHLORATE

CAS: 10034-81-8

RTECS: SC8925000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50 (MOUSE) IP DOSED = 1500 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHALATION: DUST MAY CAUSE
RESPIRATORY IRRITATION WITH COUGH AND SORE THROAT. SKIN CONTACT:
MAY CAUSE IRRITATION WITH ERYTHEMA. EYE CONTACT: MAY CAUSE
IRRITATION WITH PAIN, REDNESS, BLURRED VIS ION. CHRONIC:
INHALATION: BLOOD PRESSURE FALL, CYANOSIS, HEADACHE, DIZZINESS.
SKIN: DERMITITIS. EYE: CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Effects of Overexposure:VISUAL DISTURBANCE, MENTAL CONFUSION,
DROWSINESS, DIZZINESS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREVIOUS HISTORY OF SKIN OR
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING GIVE CPR;
IF BREATHING DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY. EYE: IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH PLENTY OF WATER. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION I MMEDIATELY. SKIN: WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER.
REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.
INGESTION: INDUCE VOMIT. GIVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY.

Flash Point:NONE
Extinguishing Media:WATER ONLY. NO DRY CHEMICAL, CARBON DIOXIDE OR
HALON
Fire Fighting Procedures:MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF POSSIBLE
WITHOUT RISK. APPLY COOLING WATER TO SIDES OF CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO
FLAMES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS OUT.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:OXIDIZERS DECOMPOSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN
HEATED TO YIELD OXYGEN OR OTHER GASES WHICH WILL INCREASE THE
BURNING RATE OF COMBUSTIBLE MATTER.

Spill Release Procedures:KEEP COMBUSTIBLES AWAY FROM SPILLED MATERIAL.
DO NOT TOUCH SPILLED MATERIAL. FOR SMALL DRY SPILLS, WITH CLEAN
SHOVEL PLACE MATERIAL INTO CLEAN, DRY CONTAINER AND COVER. FOR
SMALL LIQUID SPILLS, TAKE U P WITH SAND, EARTH OR OTHER ABSORBENT.

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROTECT AGAINST PHYSICAL DAMAGE. STORE
IN A DRY PLACE OF NONCOMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION, SEPARATE FROM
COMBUSTIBLE, ORGANIC, OXIDIZABLE MATERIAL.
Other Precautions:DUST-AIR MIXTURES MAY IGNITE OR EXPLODE. IF CONTAINS
TRACES OF PERCHLORIC ACID, EXTREME EXPLOSION HAZARD FROM SHOCK,
HEAT, FLAME OR CONTACT WITH CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:HIGH LEVELS- SUPPLIED-AIR RESPIRATOR WITH FULL
FACEPIECE, HELMIT, OR HOOD.
Ventilation:PROVIDE LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SYSTEM.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN AND A QUICK DRENCH SHOWER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER EACH USE
OF THIS MATERIAL.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:D1
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:484F,251C
Spec Gravity:2.2 @18C
Solubility in Water:APPRECIABLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE HYGROSCOPIC CRYSTALS, GRANULAR OR FLAKY
POWDER

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
MINERAL ACIDS, AMMONIA, BUTYL BENZENE, FLUORIDES, PHOSPHORUS, DIMETHYL
SULFOXIDE, ETHYLENE OXIDE, ORGANIC MATERIALS
Stability Condition to Avoid:AVOID CONTACT WITH COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
(WOOD, PAPER, FUEL, OILS); IGNITION OR EXPLOSION MAY RESULT.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:MAY INCLUDE TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS FUMES
OF CHLORIDES AND OXIDES OF MAGNESIUM.

Waste Disposal Methods:CONSULT YOUR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER.
DISPOSE OF ACCORDING TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
REGULATIONS.IMMEDIATELY REMOVE AND CAREFULLY DISPOSE OF ANY
PERCHLORATE.

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